Ep 42 - Medusa - Patriarchy and the Greek Pantheon

It's finally time for Rowan to share all of her thoughts on the infamous snake headed gorgon herself, Medusa.

In this episode Rowan dives deep into the historical and modern cultural impacts of the myth of Medusa.

Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_and_Gomorrah

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_the_United_States#:~:text=A%202014%20study%20of%20college,college%20are%20independent%20of%20race.

The Reformation Project

https://reformationproject.org/case/sodom-and-gomorrah/

Westar Institute 

https://www.westarinstitute.org/blog/sodom-and-gomorrah-how-the-classical-interpretation-gets-it-wrong/

NSVRC

https://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/publications_nsvrc_factsheet_media-packet_statistics-about-sexual-violence_0.pdf

Study Breaks

https://studybreaks.com/thoughts/pick-me-girl/

RAINN
https://www.rainn.org/statistics/victims-sexual-violence

Dictionary.com

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/misogyny

Palatinate

https://www.palatinate.org.uk/medusa-monster-but-not-villain/

World History EDU

https://www.worldhistoryedu.com/medusa/

PB Pressbooks

https://iagtm.pressbooks.com/chapter/story-perseus-and-medusa/

War and Civilization

http://www.camrea.org/tag/libya/

Forbes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2018/12/04/new-science-suggests-biblical-city-of-sodom-was-smote-by-an-exploding-meteor/?sh=3686dfc5c677

Reconstructing Judaism

https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/destruction-cities-sodom-and-gomorrah

BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/cultures/sodom_gomorrah_01.shtml

Daily Art Magazine

https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/metoo-and-the-medusa-myth/

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https://www.ancient.eu/athena/

Classical Wisdom

https://classicalwisdom.com/mythology/monsters/medusa-sympathy-monster/

Ancient Origins

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/legend-medusa-and-gorgons-002773

Hyper Allergic

https://hyperallergic.com/432102/dangerous-beauty-medusa-in-classical-art-metropolitan-museum/

Met Museum

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/medu/hd_medu.htm

Made In Turkey Tours

https://madeinturkeytours.com/medusa/

Vice

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvxwax/medusa-greek-myth-rape-victim-turned-into-a-monster

Tales of Times Forgotten

https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2020/10/10/where-does-the-myth-of-medusa-come-from/

Mythology.net

https://mythology.net/others/concepts/serpent/

Women in Antiquity

https://womeninantiquity.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/thegorgons/

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